Manager - Supply Chain Management - Telecom

Position Summary Objective :

- Responsible to drive procurement strategy for Opex / Capex/ Admin & IT peripherals etc. for the Company.

- Overall, 12 yrs. of exp. out of which a minimum of 5 years of experience in the Telecom Industry.

- Collaborate with commodity project teams to develop procurement strategies to secure competitive pricing and contract terms to drive savings and mitigate risk.

- Establish and monitor metrics to measure compliance and impact on the business.

- Shall be at managerial level to supervise a team of 3-4 persons.

- Excellent communication skills and Ability to work in a challenging environment.

- Measure and track internal cost savings performance to targets.

Primary functions of the position :

- Measure and track internal cost savings performance to targets.

- Experience in general Purchase practices, Purchase orders, RFQ, and Tender Documents.

- Coordination with cross-functional departments for their inputs.

- Collaborate with Accounts Payable to resolve supplier invoicing discrepancies.

- Drives SLA compliance - conducts reviews with Operations Managers and drives corrective action to deliver delivery excellence.

- Contribute to the development of best practices within Sourcing, supplier evaluation, supplier assessment, supplier onboarding, and procure to pay cycle.

- Support the SCM Team in all aspects relating to Procurement, Vendor Management, Insurance management, residual Cost management, and special projects.

- Leads the commercial assessment of suppliers, including identification of supplier risks and opportunities.

- Annual Budget preparation & tracking spend & variances on monthly basis.

- Design & BOM workflow for one or multiple Sites/customers.

- Planning and prioritizing procurement to ensure timely execution as per the timelines.

- Plan and prioritize materials movement to the sites/customers with minimum delay.

- Assign the master plan to purchase for issuing orders to approved vendors.

- Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget.

- Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption.

Qualification : Any graduate / Postgraduate (BE / BSc / MSc / BCom / M.Com)

Work Experience :

Experience: 10 to 12 years.

Preferred: Telecom

Skills & Competencies :

- Proven experience as a Resource/production planner.

- Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.

- Experience in ERP & MRP (Manufacturing resource planning) is a must.

- Working knowledge of MS Office and interface with SAP ERP systems is a must.

- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent communication skills and Ability to work in a challenging environment.